Lubricating means



Jan. 12, 1937.

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Jan. 12, 1937. J. L.. CREVELING LUBRICATING MEANS Filed July 22, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 lllllllE INVENTOR.

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Jan. 12, 1937.

J. L. CREVELING LUBRICATING MEANS Filed July 22, 1932 3 Shee'cS--Sheeil 5 INVENTOR. f/oH/v L. C651/EL /NG ATTORNEY.

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Patented jan. l2, 1.159371' UNTE STATES garant orricE LUBRCATHNG MEANS Application `nly 22, 1932 Serial Nc. 623,939

13 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in lubricating devices and, more particularly, doublestage lubricant feeder apparatus wherein lubricant under increased pressure is supplied upon increased resistance to discharge.

This application is a continuation, in part, of my co-pending application for patent on Lubricating means, Serial No. 717,149, filed May 31, 1924.

il() Prior to my present invention, lubricant feeder apparatus has been devised comprising a primary lubricant compressor having a discharge iconduit and a secondary compressor connected to the discharge conduit and so arranged that lubricant discharged from the primary compressor under relatively low pressures may pass through the secondary compressor and be discharged therefrom into lubricant receiving fittings and the like, and wherein resistance en- 20 countered to the passing of lubricant into said fittings causes the lubricant to flow into and occupy the operating cylinder of the secondary compressor on the low pressure side, to cause the secondary compressor to function and discharge lubricant under high pressure to the fitting, to overcome the resistance encountered.

The apparatus contemplated the use of a well known type of hand gun having a screw fed piston as the primary compressor and a separate unit '2.0 connectable therewith as the secondary compressor comprising an individual article of manufacture intended for quick attachment and detachment to and from the primary compressor. Inherent characteristics necessitate the use of a 35 relatively small actuating piston in the secondary compressor due to the flow of relatively large quantities of lubricant from the primary compressor through a conduit to the secondary compressor and back again during the operation of the 40 secondary compressor.

An object of my present invention is to provide an improved unitary double-stage lubricant feeder apparatus.

Another object is to provide a lubricant feeder 45 device wherein the lubricant comprising the immediate source of supply is normally discharged by primary compressor function through a suitable discharge nozzle or coupler and wherein the lubricant may be shifted, en masse, upon insO creased resistance to lubricant discharge, to cperate the secondary or high pressure compressor.

A further object is to provide, in a lubricant feeder apparatus as described, primary compressor operating mechanism for advancing the ..55 primary piston under force multiplying instrumentality, and for quickly retracting the piston so as to restore the secondary compressor actuating piston to its normal position, as after a high pressure stroke.

A still further object is to provide a lubricant feeder apparatus in which lubricant may be supplied thereto in cartridge form and wherein the cartridge may move bodily, during the transmission of operating force from the primary compressor to the secondary compressor.

Other objects, advantages and uses of the invention, will be apparent after reading the following description and claims and after consideration of the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which:

Fig. 1 is a sectional View of one form of my improved lubricant feeder apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a View along the line II-II of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of another form of the apparatus;

Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary sectional views illustrating modifications of the secondary compressor structure;

Fig. 6 is a sectional View of another form of the apparatus incorporating a lubricant cartridge as a source of lubricant supply and a ratchet drive primary piston actuator;

Fig. '7 is a fragmentary view of the apparatus of Fig. 6 showing the ratchet drive mechanism set for return of the primary piston;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of still another form of the lubricant feeder apparatus; and

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating a modified form of secondary compressor construction.

In general, my improved double-stage lubricant feeder apparatus comprises a primary or loW pressure compressor having a piston A, mechanism B for operating the piston, a secondary compressor operable under inuence of lubricant pressure from the primary compressor, and a casing C within which the two compressors are conned, having a discharge orifice D. The casing C includes a barrel forming a common cylinder within which the piston A and the actuating piston E of the secondary compressor are mounted for reciprocation, and between which lubricant comprising the source of lubricant supply is conned.

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown one form of my 50 improved lubricant feeder apparatus wherein the primary or low pressure piston A and the high pressure actuating piston E are mounted within a common barrel 2, forming an operating cylinder therefor. The piston A includes a pair of opposed cup leather sealing members 3, and is mounted by swivel connection upon the inner end of a screw Ll. A handle 5 is transversely disposed upon the remote end of the screw, by means oi which the screw may be rotated. A closure cap is provided for the rearward end of the barrel 2 and detachably secured thereto by screw threads, as shown at l. The cap has a central opening 8 through which the screw d may freely pass. A pair of handle members El and IB, each formed with screw threads l2 on their adjacent faces, is pivotally supported upon a common center pin l l ixed to the outer face of the cap so that when pivoted toward one another the threads l2 may engage with the screw e and cause the piston A to advance when the handle 5 is turned. The threads l2, as well as those upon the screw e, are preferably of the V-type. A compression spring i3 is disposed between the members 9 and l@ to normally urge the members apart, and hence the threads l2 out of engagement with the screw d. A guide member I5 is fixed to the cap t over the members 9 and l2 to limit movement of the members relative to one another and to provide resistance to thrust applied to the members, as during operation of the screw. A central stop member I6, formed on the guide l5, is provided to assure proper registration between the threads I2, the screw and opening 8, and, further, through the medium of the handles S and lil, to retain the barrel 2 against rotation as the screw ll is rotated.

The secondary compressor is located within the opposite end of the barrel 2 and comprises the actuating piston E facing the piston A and normally urged toward the piston A by a compression spring 2 l. The high pressure mechanism. of the secondary compressor includes a cylinder 22 xed to the piston E and extending forwardly along the axis thereof. The cylinder 22 is slidably disposed within a tubular elongated portion 23 of a cap 2d. The cap 24 serves as a closure of the forward end of the barrel 2 and may be secured thereto by screw threads, as shown at 25. A stationary tubular member 26 is :fixed centrally within the member 23 and extends through an opening 2l in the outer end wall of the cylinder 22. rlhe member 26 has an enlarged head 25 which is disposed within the cylinder 22 to serve as a limiting stop for the piston assembly of the secondary compressor against the force of the spring 2l and also may, if desired, act as a piston within the movable cylinder 22. Passages 29 are provided through the walls of the member 26 to establish communication between the bore of 'the member 26 and the annular space thereabout. An internally threaded discharge orice 3l is provided at the outer end of the elongated portion 23 of the cap 2i. I'he orifice 3l communicates, through the medium of passages 312, with the annular space about the tubular member 2t and with the bore of that member. It is intended that the discharge orice 3l be coupled to a lubricant discharge nozzle, such as that indicated at 35, through a conduit such as the hose 35, as shown in the drawings, though, if desired, it may be connected rigidly to the nozzle.

In order that lubricant from the primary compressor may normally pass through the secondary compressor to the discharge nozzle 35, under pressures less than that required to compress the restraining spring 2l, and be prevented from passing in the opposite direction, a check valve 38 is provided between the rearward side of the piston E and the cylinder 22. This arrangement permits relatively large quantities of lubricant, from between the pistons A and E, to be fed under low pressure applied by the piston A, through the secondary compressor and the nozzle 35.

I have provided in the lubricant feeding apparatus of Figs. 1 and 2, in compact unit assembly, means for normally delivering large quantities of lubricant through the nozzle 35 at relatively low pressures and which, when resistance above a predetermined degree is encountered, may automatically operate to deliver lubricant under increased pressure in relatively small quantities until such time as the resistance to lubricant flow through the tting or bearing with which the fitting is associated is overcome, and wherein, during the latter function, the lubricant between the pistons A and E may move, en masse, in a piston-like manner within the barrel 2, without necessitating the flow thereof through a conduit, Y

hose or any constricted passageway. This advantage isone of the primary objects of my invention and completely circumvents one of the most serious disadvantages attendant to apparatus wherein the primary and secondary compressors are independently confined and communicate with one another through a hose, conduit or interconnecting passage.

During the pressure stroke of the primary compressor, it is intended that the device be supported in the hand of the operator by manual. grip upon the handle members 9 and l0, to cause the members to move toward one another so that the threads l2 may engage with the screw 4. Rotation of the hand grip 5 will then cause the screw fl to move longitudinally to propel the piston A Within the barrel 2. Assuming that the resistance to lubricant iiow through the fitting, conduit or other member into which lubricant from the device is to be discharged, requires lubricant pressure greater than that which may be developed between the pistons A and E without causing the restraining spring 2l to yield, the piston E will be moved forwardly against the pressure of the spring to cause the members 22 and 25 of the high pressure or secondary compressor to telescope, and thus force lubricant through the nozzle 35 at greatly increased pressure, to overcome the increased resistance encountered. As the piston E is moved forwardly, the lubricant confined between the pistons E and A will move therewith as a body.

Assuming, further, that a second and possibly other succeeding pressure cycles of the secondary compressor are necessary to satisfy the requirements for proper lubrication of the parts to which the nozzle 35 is applied, it is obvious that the piston E must be returned with its associated elements to its normal retracted position by the spring 2 E, before each succeeding pressure stroke. It will be apparent that the piston E can not return to its retracted position until the piston A has also moved rearwarcy an equal distance less that amount determined by the egress of lubricant from between the pistons A and E through the check valve Si? into the high pressure chamber of the secondary compressor. I have provided for this purpose, in the mechanism B, means for quickly allowing spring 2i to return the pistons E and A to their normal positions and permitting retracting the piston A by direct rearward pull upon the hand grip 5, if desired, at such times as when the handle members S and i0 are manually released to cause the spring i3 to move the members apart, and thus disengage the screw i from the threaded portions 2 of the handle members. This precludes the necessity of rotating the screw 4 in a reverse direction with consequent loss of time and wasted manual effort and makes for easy filling of the cylinder 2 with lubricant.

In Fig. 3, I have illustrated modied forms of certain of the parts of the apparatus of Figs. l and 2. The piston A is formed with a single cup leather seal 3 and mounted upon a piston rod il which slides freely through an opening 42 in the barrel capl 6, so that the piston may be thrust forwardly or pulled rearwardly by the application of direct right line manual force. A spider 43 is secured within the barrel 2, merely by friction, ii so desired, and has a forwardly extending annular portion d4 which serves as a stop to limit rearward movement of the piston E, thus doing away with the necessity of incorporating the stop in the structure of the elements 26 and 22, as shown in Fig. 1. 'Ihis form of the lubricant feeding device, while not practical for very high pressure application, is convenient to use for most purposes where a hand lubricant gun comparable to the commonly known screw actuated single piston compressor may be used.

In Fig. 4, a modification of the secondary compressor structure is illustrated wherein the cylinder 22 is telescopically mounted over a tubular plunger l5-lili, fixed to the member 23, to form a lubricant tight seal between the enlarged head 13B, formed at the rearward end of the plunger and the inner walls of the cylinder 22. The head d cooperates with the inwardly extending portion of the adjacent end wall of the cylinder about the opening 2l' to form a limit stop for the retractile movement of the cylinder 22 under inuence of the spring 2 I The bo-re of the plunger It- 46 communicates with the discharge orifice 3i. A slot 48 is provided through the side wall of the member 23 to permit escape of any lubricant that may leak between the plunger 46 and cylinder 22 and to enable the operator to observe, at all times, the exact position of the high pressure cylinder 22 of the secondary compressor.

In Fig. 5, I have illustrated a further modiiication or" the structure of Fig. 4 wherein the apertured end 'wall of the cylinder 22 is omitted and the plunger dii-46 is formed with unbroken side walls which contact with the inner walls of the cylinder 22, to form a lubricant tight seal therebetween. A stud screw 49 is fixed to the outer Wall of the cylinder 22 and located within the slot 48, to act as a limit stop for the cylinder 22 as it is urged rearwardly under influence of the spring 2i. This construction is of comparatively simple form and may therefore be manufactured at low cost. l

In Figs. 6 and '7, another form of the lubricant feeder apparatus is illustrated, wherein the lubricant may be introduced in cartridge form and wherein the mechanism B is so constructed as to permit the step by step advance or retractile movement of the primary compressor piston.

As in the case of the forms of apparatus heretofore described, the primary compressor and the secondary compressor are disposed within a common barrel 2 and have their pistons operable along a common axis. The pressure producing mechanism of the secondary compressor includes a tubular plunger 5I having an enlarged head 52 at the outer end, forming a piston located within the cylindrical elongated portion 23 of the cap 24. A spring pressed check valve 53 is located within the enlarged portion 52 of the plunger to permit the passage of lubricant through the plunger to that space ahead of the piston and to prevent the return new of lubricant therethrough. The plunger 5I is secured to the operating piston E as by threaded engagement 54, and is held yieldingly in its retracted position by the spring 2i. The actuating piston E diers in structure from its counter parts as illustrated in Figs. l and 3, in that no packing is employed and the piston is purposely constructed so as to clear the inner Walls of the barrel il. The piston E may be constructed of a casting in the form of a circular plate 5E having a rearwardly extending projection 5S, provided with a conical outer side wall 51 forming a seat for the concave conical surface 58 of the discharge orice wall of a cartridge 59, within which lubricant forming the source of lubricant supply is conned. The cartridge 5S is constructed to slide freely within the barrel 2 and may be disposed within the barrel upon the removal of the cap 24 or the cap 6 forming end closures for the barrel. The cartridge further includes a piston Si which may also serve as one end closure for the cartridge as during shipment and handling.

The piston A of the primary compressor, op erable through the mechanism B, differs also from the pistons A of Figs. 1 and 3 in that no packing means is employed. It may be constructed of a stamped metal plate 62, of lesser diameter than the piston 6| of the cartridge. A ratchet bar 63, having teeth 64 along one edge, is secured to the plate 62 and is intended to cooperate with the mechanism B to advance or permit return of the piston A step by step. The

ratchet bar 53 is slidably mounted within an elongated extension 65 of the cap '5. With the mechanism B in one of its operative positions, the piston A may be manually moved freely along its axis by means of a hand grip button 63, secured at the rearmost end of the ratchet bar.

The mechanism B, in this form of the compressor, is of the general type employed in automobile wheel jacks, but modified to meet the particular requirements of my improved feeder apparatus. It comprises, in general, a xed hand grip Il, a pivotally mounted operating lever l2, an operating pawl 'I3 pivotally mounted upon the lever 'l2 and engageable with the teeth 64 of the ratchet bar 63, a locking pawl 'i4 and a control lever 15 pivotally mounted upon the pivot stud 'i6 of the lever 72. A compression spring 'I1 serves t'o hold the lever 12 yieldingly away from the hand grip l, as illustrated in Figs, n and 7.

In Fig. 6, the control lever 'l5 is shown as thrown rearwardly and held there by the snap compression of a spring 78, associated with the lever 'i5 by toggle arrangement. While in this position the lever 'l5 performs no function. Upon manually grasping the members 'il and 72 and closing the grip, the lever member 'l2 will swing about its'center 76 to advance the pawl 'I3 so as to advance the ratchet bar 6| one tooth ahead, whereupon the locking pawl 14 will engage the next tooth of the ratchet bar and hold the bar against return or rearward movement. This operation may be repeated to advance the piston A as desired.

In Fig. 7, I have shown the control lever l5 set in its operative position, as for the retraction of the piston A, and it will be assumed that the piston A has been advanced and that the positions of parts are such that the secondary compressor spring 2| is partially or wholly compressed. The pawl 'I4 will restrain the ratchet bar 53 rmly because of its angular relation with respect to the ratchet teeth '64, which may be slightly undercut if desired, and therefore the spring 19 for the pawl 'It may be relatively light. A lateral extension 8E is formed on one side of the pawl 'ill intersecting the plane of the lever l5. A similar extension 82 is formed on the pawl 13 whichpawl, as in the case of the pawl lf3, has a relatively light spring 83 urging it toward the ratchet bar 63.

With the lever 'l2 in the position shown in Fig. 7 and restrained by the stop 85, and the ratchet bar held by the pawl lil, the pawl 13 is swung clear of the ratchet bar by engagement of a forwardly protruding portion 85 of the lever l5 therewith. If the lever i2 is now drawn toward the grip il, the extension 82 of the pawl i3 will disengage the portion 86 of the lever 'i5 and move up into the cut-away portion 8l of the lever l5. This action will allow the pawl to engage the ratchet bar, and as finger 88 formed on the lever l rests upon the extension 8l of the pawl 74, further movement of the lever 'l2 toward the grip 'H will cause the ratchet bar to be moved forwardly, through the pawl 13, so that the teeth Ell will no longer hold the pawl "M, and the spring 18 may then cause the nger 88 to move the pawl ld, against its spring 79, clear of the ratchet bar 63, which will then be held against retractile movement only by the pawl l operated by the lever l2. As the manual grip of the lever l2 is now released, the pawl 'H3 will move rearwardly: and, since the spring 2| 'of the secondary compressor is compressed to urge the ratchet bar e3 rearwardly, the pawl I3 will be held in engagement with the ratchet teeth 6d because of its angular relation to, or the undercut formation of, the teeth. As the lever 'i2 continues to move about the center l, with pawl 'H3 held in engagement with the teeth by the pressure of spring 2l, 82 will engage 85 and the finger 83 of the lever l5 will be raised and allow the pawl iii to become again engaged with the ratchet bar, as shown. Further movement of the lever l2, under influence of the spring ll, will move the pawl i3 so that the extension 82 on the pawl may contact with the portion 86 of the lever l5 and become again disengaged from the ratchet bar '63.

I have, therefore, provided, in the mechanism B, force multiplying means for slowly moving the piston 62 of the primary compressor 'forwardly, with a step by step movement and, further, by adjustment of the control lever to the position shown in Fig. '7, the retraction of the piston S2 under the influence of the secondary compressor spring 2l with a step by step movement so long as the spring 2l is compressed to Y cause the pawl i3 to remain in engagement with the ratchet teeth 6@ during the retractile movement of the piston. After the compressor spring 2| has returned the secondary compressor mechanism to its normal position, the teeth 641 will no longer function to retain either pawl in engagement therewith upon full movement of the lever l2 away from the grip ll; and, therefore, the piston 62 may be quickly operated by direct manual operation of the grip 56, when the lever l2 is moved as far as it will go away from the grip ll.

This form of lubricant feeding apparatus presents several advantages not heretofore provided in lubricant feeder apparatus, outstanding among which is the use of the cartridge 59 as an element common to the primary compressor and the secondary compressor. Incidental to this arrangement is the complete elimination of the packing for the piston A and the secondary actuating piston E due to the fact that the cartridge 59 with its combined end closure and piston t! establishes the necessary lubricant tight relationship between the low or primary compressor i and the secondary compressor pressure multiplying mechanism. In practice, this structure is of unusual importance as, with each new cartridge, a new piston 6i is provided thereby removing all possibilities of ineiiiciency and of lubricant losses due to continued wear upon the parts. A third and no less important advantage is gained in the provision of the source of lubricant supp-ly in cartridge form since by this arrangement the lubricant may move, en masse, between the pistons A and E without touching the side walls of the barrel 2 and involving the friction between lubricant, sealing washers and barrel wall necessarily attendant therewith.

Under normal conditions, the secondary compressor will remain inoperative and relatively large qauntities of lubricant may be fed through the valve 53 of the secondary compressor and the discharge orice 3i of the apparatus upon operation of the primary piston A including the cartridge piston element 6l. When resistance to lubricant iiow thro-ugh the discharge orice 3i is encountered in excess to that which requires pressure between the pistons A and E greater than that restrained by the spring 2l, the entire cartridge will be shifted forwardly to operate the secondary compressor and develop high pressure within the cylinder formed by the member 23, to thus feed lubricant through the parts of increased resistanceV to lubricant flow. During this latter function, the piston A may be advanced step by step and likewise retracted, as described.

While I have shown, in combination, the cartridge feature in connection with a step by step piston operating mechanism B, it will be app-arent that either feature may be embodied separately in any of the types of apparatus herein illustrated, and that the speciiic combination of Figs. 6 and 7 has been presented to illustrate modications of the major elements severally.`

In Fig. 8, I have shown a further form of the lubricating apparatus diiering in general from the forms previously described in that the mechanism B for advancing the piston A includes a rack and pinion drive, and in the provision of locking mechanism for rendering the secondary compressor inoperative.

A rack 9i is secured, as by screws 92, directly to the piston A which includes a single cup leather 3 as shown. The rack il! extends through a guide passage 93 formed centrally through the cap 6. The rack may be formed of either flatsided or round stock with teeth Sie extending along one side. A hand grip e5 is fixed to the outer end of the rack so that the piston may be advanced by direct manual thrust or retracted by pulling rearwardly upon the hand grip $5. A pinion 98, mounted upon a shaft 9? extending transversely to the axis of the rack, is mounted upon the cap S with its teeth engaged with the teeth 94 of the rack. A hand wheel 98 is fixed to one end of the shaft so that the piston may be operated through the rack and pinion by manual operation of the hand wheel, to establish a force multiplying piston drive.

The secondary compressor includes a tubular plunger I@ I, slidably disposed within the cylindrical elongated portion 23 cf the eapid, and a spring pressedcheck valve, as shown at |52, disposed at the forward end of the tubular plunger to establish one-way communication between the lubricant space intermediate the pistons A and E and the high pressure cylinder of the secondary compressor, so that lubricant from the primary compressor may iiow freely to the discharge orice 3|, but return flow is precluded.

It is contemplated that there will be many instances where the function of the secondary compressor is not needed but additional lubricant capacity is desirable. Contemplating this condition, I have pro-vided a locking pin E03, mounted for longitudinal movement in a bore |84, disposed transversely to the axis of the plunger i i. The pin |03 has an annular groove 35 extending about its circumference, within which a retaining spring |06 may enter to lock the that position shown in the drawings. The plunger lei has a pair of annular grooves |01 and m8 formed adjacent to the forward and rearward ends thereof. These grooves are of suiicient width to receive the end of the pin |03 to lock the plunger against reciprocation, regardless of the pressure exerted upon the piston E.

The locking pin |03 may perform one or two functions. First, that of locking the secondary compressor with the piston E advanced forwardly of the barrel 2 against the force of the spring 2 I, thus greatly increasing the available lubricant space within the feeder apparatus for discharging lubricant under influence of the primary compressor. In the second instance, the pin |33 may 'remain in the position shown in Fig. 8 until such time as the operator observes the necessity for obtaining higher pressure, a condition which may usually be made known by the work required to advance the piston A. When such a demand is encountered, it is then only necessary to release v the pin |03 and continue with the advance of the piston A so as to operate the secondary cornpressor in the manner heretofore described. After the secondary compressor has functioned to expel lubricant under relatively high pressure through the discharge orifice 3| and the plunger |0| has been moved to its extreme forward position as the result of such operation, the pin may be moved inwardly to engage with the groove |08 and thus lock the piston E in its advanced position, thereby obviating the necessity of retracting the piston A a considerable distance before removing the lubricant nozzle from the fitting or other device into which lubricant is to be discharged. The operator may then continue to use the feeder apparatus as a low pressure device through the function of the primary compressor or he may elect to draw the pin 03 and permit the secondary compressor to again assume its normal operative position, as shown in Fig. 8.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a modified form of the secondary compressor which may be applied to any of theA types of apparatus illustrated and described herein. In this embodiment of the apparatus, the cylindrical portion 23 of the barrel cap 24 forms a pressure cylinder within which a tubular plunger |09 having a piston formed of an enlarged head is disposed, one end of which is supported upon the piston E. A check valve H2 (shown in dotted lines) is disposed within the rearward end of the plunger |09 and functions precisely in the same manner as the check valve |02. Means for limiting the rearward movement of the piston E may comprise either a metal disc I3 interposed between the cap 24 and the barrel 2, through which the plunger |09 extends and which forms a stop against which the adjacent end of the piston may engage, or a wire cable H0 secured at H5 to the piston E extended through an opening H in the cap 2li and provided with a ball ill at its outer end. The cable l |13 with the ball il, when employed to limit the movement of the piston E, provides a visible indication of the position of the piston E so that the operator may .observe at all times whether the secondary compressor is in its normal operative position or is performing its pressure multiplying function. The balance of the assembly includes a spring I I8 having the function of the spring 2| but illustrated in this embodiment as having a cylindrical formation rather than a conical.

have illustrated and described herein several forms of my improved lubricant feeder apparatus, all of which possess the generic features of a primary or low pressure compressor having a piston, a secondary or high pressure compressor having an actuating piston of the same diameter as that of the primary piston, and the disposition of the immediate lubricant supply source between the two opposed pistons, so that the lubricant may move en masse during the function of the secondary compressor under conditions involving minimum resistance. Among the advantages of this arrangement is the increase in efficiency of the feeder apparatus inasmuch as higher pressure may be developed with the same amount of manual effort as compared to that type of ap paratus constituting the established art.

I have illustrated several modifications of the secondary compressor structure as well as several types of primary piston actuating mechanisms B. The latter all possess the generic feature of quick return of the primary piston sc` that no time need be wasted after the functioning of the secondary compressor, an advantage which is particularly appreciated where several successive high pressure cycles of the apparatus must be carried out to satisfy the servicing demand or where the lubricant is unusually heavy or cold.

I claim:

1. A lubricating device comprising, a primary compressor having a piston, a secondary compressor coupled to said primary compressor, said secondary compressor having an actuating piston operable under the influence of said primary compressor, and having the displacement of its actuating piston equal to that of said primary compressor piston, and means for advancing the piston of said primary compressor through a mechanical force differential and for quickly retracting said piston by direct pull, said means including a rack extending rearwardly of said primary piston and a manually operated pinion engageable with said rack.

2. A lubricant feeder apparatus comprising, a primary compressor including a piston, means for advancing said piston and for quickly retracting the piston, said means including a rack extending rearwardly of said primary piston and a manually operated pinion engageable with said rack, a secondary compressor operable by lubricant pressure from said primary piston including a pair of differential pistons the larger of which is of the same diameter as said primary piston, and a lubricant discharge nozzle communicating with the smaller of said differential pistons.

3. A lubricating device comprising, a primary compressor having a piston, a secondary compressor coupled to said primary compressor, said secondary compressor having an actuating piston Cil operable under the influence of said primary compressor, and having the displacement of its actuating piston equal to that of said primary cornpressor piston, and means tor advancing the piston of said primary compressor through a mechanical force differential and for quickly retracting said piston byV direct pull, said means including a ratchet bar extending rearwardly of said primary piston, manually operable mechanism engageable'with said ratchet bar and a control lever for disengaging said mechanism and said ratchet bar.

4. A lubricant feeder apparatus comprising, a primary compressor including a piston, means for advancing said piston and for quickly retracting the piston, said means including a ratchet bar extending rearwardly of said primary piston, manualh7 operable mechanism engageable with said ratchet bar and a control lever for disengaging said mechanism and said ratchet bar, a secondary compressor operable by lubricant pressure from said primary piston including a pair of differential pistons the larger ci which is of the Same diameter as said primary piston, and a lubricant discharge nozzle communicating with the smaller of said differential pistons.

5. A lubricating device comprising, a primary compressor having a piston, a secondary7 compressor coupled to said primary compressor, said secondary compressor having an actuating piston operable under the influence of said primary compressor, and having the displacement of its actuating piston equal to that of said primary compressor piston, means for advancing the pis-- ton of said primary compressor through a mechanical force differential and for quickly retracting said piston by direct pull, and means for locking said secondary compressor piston assembly against return movement at will.

6. A lubricating device comprising, a primary compressor having a piston, a secondary compressor coupled to said primary compressor, said secondary compressor having an actuating piston operable under the iniluence of said primary compressor, and having the displacement of its actuating piston equal to that of said primary compressor piston, yieldable means for restraining said actuating piston, and means for ionizing said secondary compressor piston assembly in its retracted position or in its advanced position at will.

7. A lubricating device comprising, a casing, a lubricant cartridge located within said casing and free to move along the axis thereof7 a primary compressor piston bearing upon the lubricant in said cartridge, means for advancing said piston against the lubricant within the cartridge, and a secondary compressor actuated by the movement of said cartridge within said casing and adapted to receive lubricant from within the cartridge and to discharge the said lubricant under relatively high pressure upon movement of the cartridge under the influence of said primary compressor piston.

8. A lubricating gun comprising, a barrel, a differential piston in the barrel adapted to be moved by the movement of lubricant contained in the barrel, pressure increasing means including the differential piston operable upon the movement 0i the lubricant in said barrel, a manually operable piston in said barrel for moving the lubricant therein, said manually operable piston having a piston packing operable to provide a lubricanttight seal when the piston is moved in either dibarrel for applying pressure to the lubricant inY said container when the container is in said barrel, a high pressure pump unit associated with said barrel having an inlet communicating with the interior of said container, said high pressure pump being adapted to discharge lubricant upon bodily movement of said container under the influence of said pressure applying means, and f means for returning said container to its original position in said barrel when pressure applied to the lubricant contents of the container is relieved.

10. In combination, a high pressure lubricant pump including a movable pump member, a lubricant cartridge having an outlet opening at one end and a piston forming a movable closure for the opposite end thereof, said cartridge being adapted to engage with said movable pump member and to establish lubricant communication bee tween said cartridge outlet opening and .said pump, means preventing the return flow oflubricant from said pump to said cartridge, and means for applying thrust to said cartridge piston inthe direction of said cartridge outlet opening and along the path of movement of said movable pump member.

1l. In combination, a barrel, a high pressure lubricant pump mounted on saidbarrel and having a movable pump member, a lubricant carv tridge having an outlet opening at one end and a piston forming a movable closure for the opposite end thereof, saidcartridge being adapted for sliding movement in said barrel and to engage with said movable pump member, means for establishing lubricant communication between said cartridge outlet opening and said pump, means preventing the return flow of lubricant from said pump to said cartridge, and means for app-lying thrust toI said cartridge piston to move the same toward said outlet opening and along the path of movement of said movable pump member, said last named means including a manually operated thrust member mounted upon the barrel.

12. A lubricating device comprising a cylindrical reservoir, a high pressure cylinder secured to said reservoir, a plunger in said Vhigh pressure cylinder, a piston on said plunger in said reservoir, a second piston in said reservoir, therebeing a lubricant space between said pistons,arcd for actuating said second piston extending through one end of said reservoir, and means carried by the reservoir and cooperating with said rod to facilitate actuation thereof, said means including a handle extending laterally from the reservoir. Y

13. A lubricating device comprising a Vcylindrical reservoir, a high pressure cylinder secured to said reservoir, a plunger in said high pressure cylinder, a piston on said plunger in said reservoir, a second piston in said reservoir, there being a lubricant space between said-pistons, a rod for actuating said second piston extending through one end of said reservoir, means carried .by the reservoir and cooperating with said rod to-facilitate actuation thereof, said means including a handle extending laterally from the reservoir, 

